microburst

Definition

  • noun: a violent short-lived localized downdraft that creates extreme wind shears at low altitudes and is usually associated with thunderstorms

Movie quotes

  • (..) and the damage is massive. Is that what it was like up on the hill? That? No. We were lucky. Those were just downdrafts and microbursts. The tornado just sideswiped us. Which way is it headed? It's banking north-east. It looks to hit Wakita. I'm going. I'm going. Let's go. (..)
    1996 Twister